Rhode Island vs George Mason: George Mason Wins 3-1 (Sep 25)

Final · 4 setsFri, Sep 25, 2026ESPN+

1:3

George Mason beat visiting Rhode Island 3-1 (25-15, 25-16, 20-25, 25-19) on Fri, Sep 25, 2026. George Mason's Kiera Hamilton led with 27 kills, and Avery Booker added 19 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 1:45 PM CT · final Sep 25

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
URI	15	16	25	19	1
GMU	25	25	20	25	3

Win probability

George Mason above 50 · Rhode Island below

Biggest swing: 2.5% to Rhode Island — set 4, URI 9-8 GMU. Kill by KJ Johnson (set by Ema Stermenska). GMU win probability 90% → 88%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

URI 14.3%85.7% GMU

Rhode Island wins

3-0

2.1%

3-1

4.6%

3-2

7.7%

George Mason wins

3-0

38.0%

3-1

31.4%

3-2

16.3%

URI break %: 38.2% vs this opp
GMU break %: 46.3% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

01
KJ JohnsonKill+2.5%
Kill by KJ Johnson (set by Ema Stermenska)
Set 4 · URI 9-8 GMU · URI 10% → 12%
02
Chloe AbutoKill+2.5%
Kill by Chloe Abuto (set by Ema Stermenska)
Set 4 · URI 7-5 GMU · URI 11% → 14%
03
Havyn RolleAttack error+2.2%
Attack error by Havyn Rolle
Set 4 · URI 9-10 GMU · GMU 90% → 92%
04
Ava CheneyBad set+2.2%
Bad set by Ava Cheney
Set 4 · URI 6-5 GMU · URI 9% → 11%
05
Emily SawyerAttack error+2.2%
Attack error by Emily Sawyer
Set 4 · URI 7-7 GMU · GMU 88% → 90%
06
Meredith BrownBlock+2.1%
Chloe Abuto stuffed by Meredith Brown
Set 4 · URI 7-8 GMU · GMU 90% → 92%
07
Nia ThompsonKill+2.0%
Kill by Nia Thompson (set by Ava Cheney)
Set 4 · URI 9-11 GMU · GMU 92% → 94%
08
Havyn RolleKill+2.0%
Kill by Havyn Rolle (set by Ema Stermenska)
Set 4 · URI 5-5 GMU · URI 7% → 9%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Rhode Islandaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
12Chloe AbutoOH	4	5	3	20	.100	0	0	0	4	0	2	5	4.5	9.5
18Emily SawyerMB	4	7	5	27	.074	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	8.5
17Cara RichterOH	4	6	5	26	.038	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	7
6KJ JohnsonMB	4	3	2	15	.067	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
16Ema StermenskaS	4	0	0	0	–	13	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
3Sydney HouchensOH	1	0	0	1	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
20Dakota HenryL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	8	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	1
13Havyn RolleOH	3	7	4	26	.115	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	7
21Hannah JonickMB	3	6	1	9	.556	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7
23Carly ThomasS	3	0	0	1	.000	12	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
10Erika BraceyOH	1	2	1	5	.200	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
7McKenna MeltonOH	1	1	2	8	-.125	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
25Grace KeaneyOH	1	0	1	3	-.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jahan LalliS	1	0	0	1	.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Cansu KornosorL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		37	24	142	.092	36	3	4	59	2	2	12	8	75

George Masonhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Kiera HamiltonOH	4	27	9	63	.286	0	0	1	9	2	2	0	2	29
11Nia ThompsonOH	4	12	8	42	.095	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	0.5	12.5
20Meredith BrownMB	4	8	1	15	.467	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2.5	10.5
15Gabriella GelfoundOPP	4	9	1	17	.471	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.5	9.5
10Jenna HuntMB	4	5	2	11	.273	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6
12Ava CheneyS	4	2	0	5	.400	54	1	2	14	0	0	3	1.5	4.5
1Mia HazelettMB	4	0	0	0	–	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
18Autumn Martinez-RobinsonL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	3	0	3	17	1	0	0	0	0
9Avery BookerOH	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	4	19	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		63	21	153	.275	57	2	13	75	3	3	10	8	95

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Rhode Island vs George Mason

Season series · George Mason leads 2-0

Fri, Sep 25, 2026Rhode Island at George Mason · George Mason won 3-1This match
Sat, Sep 26, 2026Rhode Island at George Mason · George Mason won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 7 URI · GMU 5

Set 1

15-25

Longest run 3 URIGMU 4

Set 2

16-25

Longest run 3 URIGMU 4

Set 3

25-20

Longest run 7 URIGMU 5

Set 4

19-25

Longest run 6 URIGMU 4

Bars above the line = George Mason leads, below = Rhode Island leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Rhode Island

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	44%8/18	50%7/14
2	50%8/16	33%4/12
3	42%8/19	58%11/19
4	42%8/19	27%3/11
5	47%7/15	13%1/8
6	71%5/7	42%5/12
All	47%44/94	41%31/76

George Mason

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	57%8/14	50%6/12
2	50%8/16	53%9/17
3	53%8/15	50%8/16
4	73%8/11	60%12/20
5	78%7/9	50%8/16
6	55%6/11	54%7/13
All	59%45/76	53%50/94

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (4 of 4 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

170 rallies

#	URI-GMU	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	URI	URI	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Kiera Hamilton	+1.5
2	1-1	URI	GMU	Kill	Jenna Hunt	set Ava Cheney	+1.0
3	2-1	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+1.2
4	2-2	URI	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+1.1
5	2-3	GMU	GMU	Blocked	Cara Richter	blk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney	+1.4
6	3-3	GMU	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+1.1
7	3-4	URI	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Jahan Lalli	+1.0
8	4-4	GMU	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+1.1
9	4-5	URI	GMU×3	Serve err	Rhode Island		+1.1
10	4-6	GMU	GMU×3	Blocked	McKenna Melton	blk Jenna Hunt, Ava Cheney	+1.3
11	4-7	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Cara Richter		+1.2
12	5-7	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.8
13	5-8	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.9
14	5-9	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+1.0
15	5-10	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Autumn Martinez-Robinson	+0.8
16	6-10	GMU	URI	Kill	McKenna Melton	set Dakota Henry	+0.5
17	7-10	URI	URI	Blocked	Nia Thompson	blk Emily Sawyer, Chloe Abuto	+0.9
18	7-11	URI	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
19	8-11	GMU	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.7
20	8-12	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
21	9-12	GMU	URI	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Ema Stermenska	+0.7
22	9-13	URI	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
23	9-14	GMU	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.9
24	10-14	GMU	URI	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+0.5
25	10-15	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
26	10-16	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Cara Richter		+0.6
27	10-17	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Ava Cheney	set Cara Richter	+0.4
28	11-17	GMU	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Jahan Lalli	+0.2
29	11-18	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.3
30	11-19	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	KJ Johnson		+0.2
31	11-20	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Grace Keaney		+0.1
32	12-20	GMU	URI	Attack err	Jenna Hunt		·
33	12-21	URI	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
34	12-22	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	·
35	12-23	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	McKenna Melton		·
36	12-24	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	·
37	13-24	GMU	URI×3	Serve err	George Mason		·
38	14-24	URI	URI×3	Attack err	Gabriella Gelfound		·
39	15-24	URI	URI×3	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Dakota Henry	·
40	15-25	URI	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Autumn Martinez-Robinson	·
Set 2
1	1-0	GMU	URI	Kill	Erika Bracey	set Carly Thomas	+0.8
2	1-1	URI	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
3	2-1	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.8
4	2-2	URI	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
5	2-3	GMU	GMU	Attack err	KJ Johnson		+1.0
6	3-3	GMU	URI	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.8
7	3-4	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
8	4-4	GMU	URI	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+0.8
9	4-5	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
10	5-5	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.8
11	5-6	URI	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
12	6-6	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.8
13	6-7	URI	GMU×3	Blocked	Havyn Rolle	blk Gabriella Gelfound, Jenna Hunt	+0.8
14	6-8	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set KJ Johnson	+1.0
15	6-9	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Jenna Hunt	set Ava Cheney	+0.9
16	7-9	GMU	URI	Kill	Erika Bracey	set Carly Thomas	+0.6
17	8-9	URI	URI	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+1.0
18	8-10	URI	GMU	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
19	9-10	GMU	URI	Kill	KJ Johnson	set Ema Stermenska	+0.8
20	9-11	URI	GMU×3	Blocked	Emily Sawyer	blk Kiera Hamilton	+0.8
21	9-12	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Cara Richter		+1.0
22	9-13	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.8
23	10-13	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.5
24	10-14	URI	GMU×4	Kill	Ava Cheney		+0.6
25	10-15	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
26	10-16	GMU	GMU×4	Bad set	Dakota Henry		+0.4
27	10-17	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.3
28	11-17	GMU	URI	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+0.1
29	11-18	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.2
30	11-19	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Erika Bracey		+0.1
31	11-20	GMU	GMU×3	Ace	George Mason		+0.1
32	12-20	GMU	URI×3	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Carly Thomas	·
33	13-20	URI	URI×3	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Dakota Henry	+0.1
34	14-20	URI	URI×3	Blocked	Nia Thompson	blk Erika Bracey, Chloe Abuto	+0.1
35	14-21	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
36	15-21	GMU	URI	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Carly Thomas	+0.1
37	16-21	URI	URI	Blocked	Nia Thompson	blk Hannah Jonick, Erika Bracey	+0.2
38	16-22	URI	GMU×4	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.2
39	16-23	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Jenna Hunt		+0.1
40	16-24	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	·
41	16-25	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	·
Set 3
1	1-0	URI	URI	Blocked	Jenna Hunt	blk Chloe Abuto	+0.5
2	1-1	URI	GMU×5	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.4
3	1-2	GMU	GMU×5	Blocked	Emily Sawyer	blk Kiera Hamilton	+0.5
4	1-3	GMU	GMU×5	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.4
5	1-4	GMU	GMU×5	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.4
6	1-5	GMU	GMU×5	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.3
7	2-5	GMU	URI×4	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Ema Stermenska	+0.2
8	3-5	URI	URI×4	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Emily Sawyer, Chloe Abuto	+0.4
9	4-5	URI	URI×4	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+0.5
10	5-5	URI	URI×4	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Emily Sawyer, Chloe Abuto	+0.6
11	5-6	URI	GMU	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.4
12	5-7	GMU	GMU	Blocked	Havyn Rolle	blk Meredith Brown, Ava Cheney	+0.5
13	6-7	GMU	URI×7	Serve err	George Mason		+0.4
14	7-7	URI	URI×7	Attack err	Meredith Brown		+0.6
15	8-7	URI	URI×7	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Ema Stermenska	+0.7
16	9-7	URI	URI×7	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Dakota Henry	+0.7
17	10-7	URI	URI×7	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Autumn Martinez-Robinson	+0.8
18	11-7	URI	URI×7	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Dakota Henry	+0.8
19	12-7	URI	URI×7	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+0.8
20	12-8	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.4
21	12-9	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
22	12-10	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.7
23	13-10	GMU	URI×3	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+0.7
24	14-10	URI	URI×3	Kill	Cara Richter	set Carly Thomas	+0.9
25	15-10	URI	URI×3	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+0.8
26	15-11	URI	GMU	Attack err	Cara Richter		+0.4
27	15-12	GMU	GMU	Bad set	Carly Thomas		+0.7
28	16-12	GMU	URI	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+0.7
29	16-13	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.5
30	17-13	GMU	URI	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+0.7
31	17-14	URI	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.5
32	18-14	GMU	URI×4	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+0.7
33	19-14	URI	URI×4	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Chloe Abuto	+0.8
34	20-14	URI	URI×4	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+0.6
35	21-14	URI	URI×4	Kill	Cara Richter	set Havyn Rolle	+0.4
36	21-15	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
37	22-15	GMU	URI	Kill	Cara Richter	set Dakota Henry	+0.2
38	22-16	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
39	23-16	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.2
40	23-17	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
41	23-18	GMU	GMU×3	Blocked	Emily Sawyer	blk Nia Thompson, Meredith Brown	+0.1
42	23-19	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Havyn Rolle		+0.3
43	24-19	GMU	URI	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+0.4
44	24-20	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.1
45	25-20	GMU	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Dakota Henry	+0.2
Set 4
1	0-1	GMU	GMU	Attack err	Chloe Abuto		+1.7
2	1-1	GMU	URI	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+1.3
3	1-2	URI	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.2
4	1-3	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+1.6
5	1-4	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.4
6	1-5	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	Emily Sawyer		+1.2
7	2-5	GMU	URI×6	Kill	Cara Richter	set Dakota Henry	+0.8
8	3-5	URI	URI×6	Ace	Rhode Island	aced Kiera Hamilton	+1.4
9	4-5	URI	URI×6	Kill	Emily Sawyer	set Dakota Henry	+1.7
10	5-5	URI	URI×6	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+2.0
11	6-5	URI	URI×6	Bad set	Ava Cheney		+2.2
12	7-5	URI	URI×6	Kill	Chloe Abuto	set Ema Stermenska	+2.5
13	7-6	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+1.6
14	7-7	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Emily Sawyer		+2.2
15	7-8	GMU	GMU×3	Blocked	Chloe Abuto	blk Meredith Brown	+2.1
16	8-8	GMU	URI	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+1.6
17	9-8	URI	URI	Kill	KJ Johnson	set Ema Stermenska	+2.5
18	9-9	URI	GMU×4	Serve err	Rhode Island		+1.7
19	9-10	GMU	GMU×4	Attack err	Havyn Rolle		+2.2
20	9-11	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+2.0
21	9-12	GMU	GMU×4	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+1.7
22	10-12	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+1.2
23	10-13	URI	GMU	Kill	Meredith Brown	set Ava Cheney	+1.3
24	11-13	GMU	URI	Kill	Hannah Jonick	set Carly Thomas	+1.2
25	11-14	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Jenna Hunt	set Ava Cheney	+1.3
26	11-15	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+1.5
27	11-16	GMU	GMU×3	Ace	George Mason	aced Havyn Rolle	+1.1
28	12-16	GMU	URI	Kill	KJ Johnson	set Carly Thomas	+0.6
29	13-16	URI	URI	Attack err	Nia Thompson		+1.3
30	13-17	URI	GMU	Attack err	Hannah Jonick		+1.1
31	14-17	GMU	URI	Blocked	Kiera Hamilton	blk Chloe Abuto, Hannah Jonick	+1.0
32	14-18	URI	GMU×3	Kill	Gabriella Gelfound	set Ava Cheney	+1.1
33	14-19	GMU	GMU×3	Attack err	Chloe Abuto		+1.1
34	14-20	GMU	GMU×3	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Autumn Martinez-Robinson	+0.7
35	15-20	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.3
36	15-21	URI	GMU	Serve err	Rhode Island		+0.4
37	16-21	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		+0.2
38	16-22	URI	GMU	Kill	Kiera Hamilton	set Ava Cheney	+0.4
39	17-22	GMU	URI	Kill	Havyn Rolle	set Ema Stermenska	+0.2
40	18-22	URI	URI	Attack err	Kiera Hamilton		+0.5
41	18-23	URI	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.6
42	18-24	GMU	GMU	Kill	Jenna Hunt	set Ava Cheney	+0.3
43	19-24	GMU	URI	Serve err	George Mason		·
44	19-25	URI	GMU	Kill	Nia Thompson	set Ava Cheney	+0.1

Score shown after each rally, Rhode Island first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

George Mason def. Rhode Island 3–1